Staple



Dec. 3 1929.

W. C. BOWMAN Filed April 20, 192'? INVENTOR. Mum/v a flak/MAW 04.81 x 2 ATTORNEY;

i I l 'a tentecl Dec. Mil 92 9 i ani-1:.o STATES-PATENT? I OFFICE WILLIAM. C. BOWMAN,- OIE HAYWAI E D, CALIFORNIA STAPLE Application filed April 20, 1927. Serial No. 185,283.

. My invention relates" to staples, adapted are spaced from each other so as to be adapted to be driven into things of wood or other to suitably straddle an object, such as a wire materials for securing various objects l of a wire fence for securing the wire to thereto. & another object, such as a fence st 5, or the It is the main purpose of this invention to like, as shown in Figure 1. t their tree V construct a staple of this character so that, ends, these legs are pointed and bent outwhen the staple is driven. into an object, the ward, as shown at 6, and each of the legs is legs of the staple will be forced from each on its inside preferably formed with conother, and the staple will thus be firmly an verging surfaces 7, so that the legs, besides m chored to the object andthereby adapted to being somewhatflattened, as shown crossw secure another object more firmly thereto sectionally in Figure 4t, and thereby prevent than has been possible by means of staples ed from twisting when the staple is being I hitherto known in the art. driven into anobject, conduce toward an easy Other purposes of the invention are to condriving of the staple into, and. a firm hold of struct a staple of this character so that a the staple in, theobject. a 6

twisting motionof the staple, when it is be- The head 2 is preferably formed by side ing driven into an object, is prevented, and surfaces 8 converging from the periphery of to provide the staple with a driving head, the head toward a striking portion 9, which which, unlike the head portion of staples is alined with the spacing between the legs 29 hi herto known, is not liable to curve or bend 8, so that the force of a blow with a hammer m when the staple is being driven into place, or any other striking instrument on-the head thus preventing the object thereby attached is exerted as much as possible in a central, to another from working loose under the head longitudinal direction of the staple. and thus materially adding to the staples When a staple, constructed as described, is

at eficiency in securing one object to another being driven into an object, the outward bent 75, therewith. v ends 6 ol the staple deflect the legs from a Further purposes and advantages of the straight course into the object, and the ends invention will be understood from the lolof the legs are spread farther apart in prolowing detailed description, illustrated in the portion to the distance the staple has been 39 accompanying drawings, in which: driven into the object, so that when the staple Figure l is a section of a wooden post, has been driven home, the legs virtually form with a staple, constructed according to my a l], which has its apex at thedriving head invention, driven thereinto and holding a andthus constitutes an anchor adapted to wire, which is also shown sectionally and may hold the staple tenaciously to the ob ect. lit a as be one of the wires in a wire fence, pressed is, of course, obvious that, although only a against the post, the view showing how the wire ris shown in Figure 1 as being anchored legs of the staple are forced apart so as to by the.staple 1 to a post 5, the staple of my anchor the staple firmly to the post; i invention is adapted 1n a variety of ways to Figure 2 is a side elevation of the staple, be used for securing one object to another so as the staple appears before being driven into whenever it is possible to employ a staple as so an object; .i a fastening means. It is alsoevident that,

F'gure 3 is a side elevation of the staple, since the head 2 is such that it cannot curl taken at a right angleto Figure 2; and or bend, as the head portion of an ordinary Figure 4 is across section taken in a plane, staple, the staple of my invention is thereby 45 indicated by the line H in Figure 2. y capable of being driven home so that the es The staple of my invention comprises a rod object attachedby the staple to another ob- 1 of a suitable metal or other strong, bendable ject cannot work loose under the'head. This material Preferably, the rod is ofa eneral, feature isparticularly valuable in the fascylindrical shape and bifurcated rom a toning of wire fences to fence posts and makes to driving head 2 so as to form legs 3, which the staple of my invention farsuperior' to other staples, which allow the fences to work loose, thus causing a frictional wear on the fences and consequently making them liable to a premature destruction.

5 I claim as my invention:

A staple comprising a driving head p'rovided with a striking portion and side surfaces converging from the periphery of the driving head toward the striking portion;

and legs extending from the driving head in a spaced relation to each other, the striking portion ofthe driving head being aligned With the spacing between the legs, each leg being somewhat flattened and on its inside provided with converging surfaces forming a wedge, and each leg'also having a pointed end bent outward, as, and for the'purpose, set forth, the whole staple presenting a general cylindrical shape.

.23 In testimony whereof I aflix m signature.

WILLIAM C. B WMAN. 

